Giant Walking Stick (Megaphasma dentricus)
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One of the largest insects in our area, female giant walking sticks can be as long as 6 inches. The illustrated insect above is a male, which measures only about 4 inches in length. These creatures spend their lives up in oak trees, where they eat leaves. Slow-moving and defenseless, they rely on their incredible camouflage to avoid predators. Giant walking sticks never seem to be very abundant, but they are almost always present. The only times they are usually seen is when they have fallen out of the trees. Pictured below is a female.
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class: Insecta / order: Phasmatodea / family: Heteronemiidae / genus: Megaphasma / species: dentricus
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